The Massacre of Glencoe

Among the people in Scotland and the MacDonald's (Clan Donald), throughout the world,
Feb. 13th, each year, marks the Memorial for those lives lost in the Massacre of Glencoe 1692.

Last year, I was in Glencoe, Scotland. It was an honour to be present at the proceedings, and to be there, amongst Clan members from America, Scotland, and elsewhere.
This year, I will head out tomorrow for Hillsboro, Oregon, for the service there.
We, of Clan Donald also use this day to remember, all those souls that passed, this last year.

Here's my poem to mark this day:

These faces here...I know.
I've seen them shine, down through the history of our Clan.
Bold and stern, or bright with laughter;
depending on the hand,
dealt to them by man.

Still...we are here.
And...we will not forget
those things and souls that have come before.

The sacrifice and endurance,
returning these memories,...forever to us,
like waves,....at our hearts' shore.

Clan Donald lives on.
And marks it's time,
by how,..we walk..this path..once more.

The Bard

Celtic Jewelry and Gifts in Seaside Again

After taking one and a half years off to concentrate on my writing, and because of public outcry, I'm am opening my shop in Seaside, Oregon once again.

"Celtic Story" is the name and I'll be opening up sometime in early March. Located at 407 Broadway, the opposite side of the street where the old shop was...but on the same block.

For a year and a half, where ever I went, people would stop me and ask "What happened to your shop?" "We really miss the shop." "Are you going to open back up again?"
The one that really did me in...was last November while in Edinburgh, Scotland. Three of my customers from the Seattle area, saw me in a friends' shop and asked me the same things, said..."We used to spend hours in your shop, listening to you talk about Scotland...that's why we're here..." I thought..." I'm on a differant Continent here, and I'm hearing about my shop closure in Oregon...well....maybe I should open back up."

So I guess I should say..."Back by popular demand.." but that sounds a bit cheeky.

I must admit I was starting to miss the blether with the customers, as well. So here we go again.

Stop in and see me, next time your in Seaside, Oregon. And I'll tell you a Celtic Story or recite a poem for you.

The Bard